Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in an open letter to farmers on Friday, congratulated them on the “historic victory” in the agitation against...
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in an open letter to farmers on Friday, congratulated them on the “historic victory” in the agitation against the farm laws, but said that the struggle was not yet over.
Gandhi wrote the letter on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Union government will repeal the three contentious laws that had been the focus of widespread protests for nearly a year.
The Congress leader said that the farmers know what is beneficial and what is harmful for them. “The government must not dare again to play into the hands of a few capitalists and make farmers slaves on their own lands,” he said.
मेरे प्यारे अन्नदाताओं, आपके तप, संघर्ष और बलिदान के दम पर मिली ऐतिहासिक जीत की बहुत-बहुत बधाई।
— Congress (@INCIndia) November 19, 2021
मैं आपके इस संघर्ष में 700 से अधिक किसान-मजदूर भाई-बहनों द्वारा दी गई कुर्बानी के लिए नतमस्तक हूँ।
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Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should rather work towards fulfilling his promise of doubling farmers’ income by 2022, and prepare a roadmap for it.
He said that several demands are yet to be met, including a beneficial minimum support price, the repeal of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, reduction of taxes on farm inputs, reduction of...
